An 11-month-old boy who is being treated for malnutrition crawls on the floor at a hosptital in Jalapa, Guatemala September 26, 2009. Guatemalan president Alvaro Colom declared a state of "calamity" over food supplies in Guatemala, where a prolonged dry spell has reduced the harvest of staples like maize and beans by up to 50 percent.[Agencies]

A girl holds a balloon at a soccer field in Tierra Blanca, Guatemala September 26, 2009. University students from Guatemala City organized the event bringing food aid for the families as well as games and balloons for the children. Guatemalan president Alvaro Colom declared a state of "calamity" over food supplies in Guatemala, where a prolonged dry spell has reduced the harvest of staples like maize and beans by up to 50 percent. [Agencies]